Section 6A. No surety shall be required upon bonds filed by national banks, located in the commonwealth and duly permitted to act in a fiduciary capacity, as receiver, assignee, guardian, conservator except that the court appointing such a bank as such a fiduciary, other than as trustee, may upon application of an interested person require the bank so appointed to give such security, in addition to the lien or security provided by the laws of the United States, as the court may consider proper, and upon failure of such bank to give the security required may revoke such appointment and remove such bank.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 205 sec. 6A

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.